BUY AND SELL IN ROCKY MOUNT, TRADE CENTER OF EASTERN CAROLINA
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The Rocky Mo
VOLUME 1, NO. 14
CROP ACREAGE TO BE
REPORTED TO TAX LISTERS
' ' Few town people appreciate that
every farm owner i n North Caro
lina has been paying heavy taxes
on land investments that were un
profitable since 1920. Thousands
of these non-speculative farming
enterprises represented generations
of strict economies and savings.
Farming has been unprofitable
for real reasons. The production
was too much, leaving a surplus
at the end of the season. There!
was no effective farm production
and marketing organizations.
Farmers kept no cost and farm
records to really show them where
the leaks were. They have been
»too eager to put their meager sav
ings into unscrupulous hands.
They have given little heed to the
wise advice and suggestions of ag
ricultural officials.
This spring all land owners are
expected to report to their tax
listers the acres of each crop that
they expect to harvest this year.
This is confidential information,
used for studying and developing
farm programs that are essential
to our agricultural welfare. Pro
gressive County Agents and Agri
cultural Teachers depend on these
cctenty crop reports for their crop
program studies and guidance.
Non-cooperating farmers should
realize that they are the ones who
are the real cause of farm distress
and organization failures. Each
farmer should see to it that his
crop acreages are reliably reported
to the tax listers.
This confidential information is
strictly non-taxable and non
speculative.
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CAMEO THEATRE
ANNOUNCES TWO
FINE PROGRAMS
At the Cameo Theatre today
and Saturday, will be shown a pro
gram of talking picture fare that
should please everyone and is the
type of entertainment especially
suited for the entire family. The
feature picture is "Emergency
Call," a thrilling drama built
around the lives and loves in the
midst of political graft in a big
■city. Bill Boyd, Wynne Gibson
and William Gargan are the fea
tured players. On this program
-will also be shown an all color
musical comedy, Rhapsody in
Brer/, and a Mickey Mouse car
toon, "Building a Building."
For next Monday and Tuesday,
another of the outstanding screen
achievements of the season will be
presented. It is "Her Sweetheart,"
formerly titled Christopher Bean,
and the ttoro most beloved charac
ters of the screen world, Marie
Dressier and Lionel Barrymore are
the stars. You will seldom have
the chance of seeing a finer pic
ture than this one and you are
urged to see it, by all means.
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FLAGMAN BATTEN
SERIOUSLY HURT
T. M. Batten, A. C. L. flagman
was seriously injured Wednesday
when he fell from a train in Wel
don. He was brought to the Coast
Line Hospital here. His condition
was described as serious.
MRS. FANNIE BATCHELOR
Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie
Batchelor, 78, well known resident
of this city, were held Thursday
.afternoon at 2:30 at the home. In
terment followed in the family
plot near Nashville.
Dr. J. W. Kincheloe, pastor of
the First Baptist church, and Rev.
W. C. Foster, pastor of the First
Christian church, were in charge
■of the funeral services.
Mrs. Batchelor was born in
Nashville, but had lived in Rocky
Mount for the past 22 years.
The deceased is survived by
three sisters, Mrs. J. L. Evans, and
Mrs. Tom Cooper, both of Nash
ville; and Mrs. J. F. Floyd, of
Petersburg, Va.
Other survivors include the fol
lowing: one son, E. C. Batchelor
of Rocky Mount; six daughters,
Mrs. J. E. Davenport and Mrs. L.
A. Parker, both of this city; Mrs.
J. K. Jones of Norfolk; Mrs. J.
L. Collins of Jonesboro; Mrs. T.
B. Morris of Halifax; and Mrs. L.
M. Davenport, of Creswell.
Thirty grandchildren and six
great grandchildren also survive.
Nay sth Is Final
Date For Filing
No Notices Will Be Accepted
After May 5 for County or
Legislative Jobs
Attention was called to the fact
that May 6 is the final date for
filing candidacy notices for legis
lative, county and township offices
and that no one will be allowed to
file after that date.
The deadline for filing for dis
trict, state and congressional of
fices was reached Saturday, April
14. No new candidates may file
now for any of the offices coming
in this group.
I. D. Thorpe, member of the
Nash county board of elections,
said county registrars, judges and
registration places will be selected
and made public soon, probably
this week. M. N. Batchelor of
Nashville and Mr. Thorpe are the
Democratic members of the board
and L. C. Coper of Nashville is
the Republican member.
Notices of candidacy for any
office for which May 5 is the final
filing date, will be accepted by any
one of the three members of the
election board in Nash, Mr. Thorpe
said.
Registration books in Nash will
be opened at nine o'clock, May 5,
and will be open on successive
Saturdays until sunset through
Saturday, May 19.
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Training School Boy
Is Burned To Death
James C. Wright of Asheville
Dies in Flames at Rocky
Mount Institution
James Calvin Wright, 15, of
Asheville, was burned to death
here early today when the brooder
house of the Eastern Carolina
Training School was destroyed by
fire. Funeral services were held
this afternoon with Rev. Norman
Johnson, pastor of the First Pres
byterian Church, officiating, and
interment followed in the Pineview
cemetery.
Wright, with Billy Keel Rober
son, 15, of Greenville, had been
assigned to sleep in the brooder
house because of their excellent
records and because of a poultry
training course they were receiv
ing, to see that young chickens
there receive proper warmth dur
ing the night. The assignment
was an honor and carried special
privileges.
Roberson said that he was awak
ened about midnight when he heard
Wright • "messing around," and
found a fire in the small struc
ture. He escaped and then lie
called for Wright to come out of
the building and Wright is said to
have replied: "I can't come out."
The boy said he called the second
time and that Wright made a simi
lar reply."
Wright came to the school from
Brunswick County with a long rec
ord for delinquency, but he had
developed into a trusted boy, a
leader in his school classes and a
speaker in prayer meeting services
at the school, Superintendent Sam
E. Leonard said.
ITie boy could have saved his life
by leaving the building through
two doors or could have knocked
down a flimsy screen wire across
the structure. Mr. Leonard took
the view that the boy described as
highly excitable, had regarded him
self as responsible for the fire and
when he failed to extinguish it,
was overcome by fright and was
overcome before he could get out.
His charred body was found with
in a few feet of an open door and
the floor underneath it had not
been burned.
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Lucile—l saw Myrtle last night
and we had the aicest little con
fidential chat.
George I thought so; she
wouldn't speak to me today.
ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1934
Does The Owl Spe
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Does the Owl, placed by the Chamber of Commerce, sev
eral years ago, on top of the Gas Plant .with the official
sanction of the Board of Aldermen to speak for the people
of Rocky Mount, speak the truth with reference to what
Rocky Mount is doing for it's children in the way of pro
viding sufficient playground which is so vital and necessary
for the development of the youth of our city, when it pro
claims "day and night" that Rocky Mount "leads the way
every day." If he or she, not knowing the owl's gender, is
not telling the truth, then should the owl not be made to
tell the truth since it speaks for our people?
Rocky Mount is a city of more than 22,000 people divided
by the railroad, one-half of the people on the West side and
the other half on the East side. The west side has a small
park known as the Braswell Park, which should be enlarged.
The eastern side has a small park known as the Kite lot
with about one acre of ground space and yet with all the
vacant land in Rocky Mount, we are informed that the Board
of Aldermen at it's last meeting voted to place the new stand
pipe in this Kite park, which will take up, we are informed,
not less than one hundred sq, ft. of this little ewe park and
instead of extending play ground for the children they are
taking even the little bit that they have.
Rocky Mount does lead the way in many things. We have
lead the way in municipal ownership of public utilities, led
by such men as Mr. Thos. H. Battle, Mr. J. C. Braswell, Mr.
P. C. Vestal, Mr. L. F. Tillery and many others. We are
building an airport at a cost of SIOO,OOO, more or less. We
have built a lake at the cost of many, many thousands of
dollars and we have built a country club which represents
an outlay of around SIOO,OOO. We are paying to the Rocky
Mount Mills $1,000.00 a year rent for a piece of ground for
park purposes which lies out of town beyond the River, if
our information be correct. Play ground to b e used must
be convenient and readily accesible. Now, would it not be
better for the children of Rocky Mount, which are our chief
concern, if the Board of Aldermen would take this $1,000.00
per year paid for rent on a park that is not. accessible, and
put a little more with it, since vacant lots are so cheap at
this time, and purchase several vacant lots located about in
various sections of the city so they could be used for play
grounds. It is not necessary that they buy expensive play
ground equipment. Often times this equipment is more
dangerous than beneficial.
At the last meeting of the School Board a motion was
made that the Board of Aldermen be requested not to place
the new stand pipe in the Kite Park. The motion was voted
down, .we are informed, not however, by the la& of interest
of the Board, but it being the opinion that this would prob
ably not be necessary if the matter was called to the atten
tion of the Board of Aldermen, which we feel sure, has been
done by this time by some member of the School Board or
by some interested citizen.
HAROLD D. COOLEY FOR CONGRESS
The Campaign for Congress in the Fourth Judicial Dis
trict to select a Candidate to succeed the late E. W. Pou is
now in active progress.
Hon. Harold D. Cooley, local son of Nash, is a candidate
tor this high position. The first and leading requirement of
a candidate to any high office should be, is he honest ? Mr.
Cooley meets this requirement to the highest degree * The
second requirement, does he have ability? Mr. Cooley is
generally recognized in this District as well as over the State,
as being a lawyer of outstanding ability and capacity and
commands the respect of all who know him. He has the
honesty, ability and he also has the personality and bearing
to fill this position, and if elected he will reflect credit upon
the District and th e State at large. Nash County will give
him it's full support which his character and qualifications
so well merit.
TOBACCO PAYMENTS START
ON ACCEPTED CONTRACTS
With the revision of tobacco
acreage reduction contracts com
pleted in more than half the to
bacco counties, announcement was
made that North- Carolina growers
are to get around $10,000,000 for
participating in the tobacco ad
justment program.
Approximately 60,000 growers of
flue-cured tobacco have signed
contracts to reduce their crops by
184,000 acres and 130,000,000
pounds this year. During the past
three years they had averaged a
production of 430,221,000 pounds of
weed on 613,333 acres.
The rental payments at the rate
of $17.50 for each acre retired from
cultivation will bring the growers
a total of $3,220,000. Benefit pay
ments on this year's crop will net
some $5,000,000, and equalization
payments on part of the 1933 crop
will aggregate $2,000,000 or more.
The rental payments, the first to
be made, will within a short time
reach those growers whose con
tracts have been revised and ac
cepted at Washington. Payments
on other contracts will be made
later when they have been adjust
ed and accepted.
E. Y. Floyd of State College, an
nounces that the revisions have
flue-cured tobacco counties in
North Carolina. However, not all
the contracts that have been revis
ed have been approved in Wash
ington, he added.
It is the object of the govern
ment tq distribute the various pay
ments through the year so that
they will arrive in time to help
the farmers when money is es
pecially needed.
Floyd pointed out that in addi
tion to the direct payments from
the government, the farmers will
also benefit from the greatly in
creased tobacco prices brought
about by the crop control prgoram.
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Court Convenes Mon.
The Superior Court for the trial
of civil cases will convene in Nash
County on Monday, April 23, for
a two weeks term, Judge W. L.
Small presiding.
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MRS. MARY LANE
Mrs. Mary Lane, 78-year-old
local woman who died here late
Monday following a short illness,
was laid to rest late today in the
family plot in Edgecombe County.
Rev. H. C. Ewing, pastor of the
Clark Street Methodist Church,
was in charge of the rites. Ser
vices were conducted from the
home of a son, L. F. Lane, where
Mrs. Lane died.
Three sons, L. F. Lane, R. D.
Lane, and W. J. Lane, all of this
city, survive.
BOY, 14, FLIES
London.—Victor Ottley, 14, af
ter five hours of instruction, climb
ed into an airplane for his first
solo flight. He remained in the
air five hours and made a perfect
landing.
Certain Of Funds
For Teachers Pay
Dr. Allen Says He Is Sure
State Will Receive Grant
of $500,000
Washington, April 17.—Dr. A.
T. Allen, State Superintendent of
Public Instruction, tonight express
ed confidence that the State of
North Carolina will receive a Fed
eral grant of approximately $500,-
000 to aid in payment of its school
teachers for this session.
"I dm more confident than I have
been at any time and expect a
grant to be made within the next
few days," said Dr. Allen tonight.
The State made an application
for $1,500,000 about two months
ago. The lesser amount, which it
now appears will be granted, is
approximately the same as the
deficit in this year's budget for
teachers' salaries.
Dr. Allen had been assured of
support from the State delegation
in Congress but did not find it
necessary to call on them for
assistance.
In addition to pressing the claim
of his own State, Dr. Allen con
ferred here today with superinten
dents from seven other States in
regards to several other pending
projects.
Together with Superintendent
John Callahan, of Wisconsin, Dr.
Allen called on Harold Ickes, Pub
lic Works Administrator, in regaid
to a proposal that 10 per cent of
the next public works corporation
be set apart for school buildings.
The group of superintendents is
also asking that $100,000,000 be
appropriated for school aid next
year and that the RFC make loans
to school districts now in default.
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SELF EXPLANATORY
LETTER
Hon. Samuel E. Winslow,
Chairman, U. S. Board of Medita
tion,
1800 E. Street, N. W.,
Washington, D. C.
My Dear Mr. Winslow:
This is to advise on March 7th,
1934, we wrote Mr. G. B. Elliott,
President 0 f the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad requesting confer
ence for the purpose of establish
ing recognition and the right to
represent these classes in the fu
ture.
The Company failed to answer
this communication within a reas
onable time and we again wrote
them on March 29th urging com
pliance with the law, et cetera.
In view of the fact they have
not answered our second com
munication we feel it is useless to
waste any further time or effort
on the case and we are, therefore,
invoking the services of your Hon
orable Board to assist in adjust
ing this dispute and attach hereto
formal application in triplicate.
We ask that your Board take
jurisdiction of this dispute by ad
vising the Management and the
undersigned of this fact and re
quest that the statusque of this
dispute be preserved until your
board has handled it in accordance
with the Railway Labor Act.
We ask that a meditator be as
signed as promptly as possible, and
that this office be advised who is
being assigned, when he will reach
Wilmington, N. C., and at what
hotel he will stop, so that we may
communicate this information to
our representatives and have them
on hand.
Yours very truly,
(Signed) B. M. JEWELL,
President A.
• R. W. TURNER,
Chairman, A. F. of L., Shop
Crafts, Rocky Mount, N. C.
DELEGATES ATTEND
RALEIGH MEET
Mr. E. C. Smith, Mr. D. E. Bui
luch, and Mr. G. T. Matthews, of
Queen City Lodge, No. 802, A. F.
& L.; and Mr. G. C. Holloman,
Master of Corinthian Lodge No.
230, A. F. & L., were delegates of
the local Masonic order to the dis
trict meet in Raleigh yesterday.
The Raleigh Chamber of Commerce |
and the Civic Clubs entertained'
the delegates with dinner in the
Sir Walter Hotel
PARAGRAPHS ON NATIONAL
PROBLEMS AT WASHINGTON
Bailey and Reynolds
Against Borah Bill
Two Senators United in Op
posing Limiting of Law
Practice to Congressmen
Washington, April 17.—Senators
Bailey and Reynolds today found
common gTound on which to stand,
both voting against consideration
of the Borah bill which would limit
the law practice of members of
Congress.
The measure was taken up whep
the Vice President broke a tie vote
but was laid aside at the end of
the "morning hour" with Senator
Huey P. Long blocking a vote by
using all of the time.
Senator Bailey prepared but did
not have an opportunity to offer
an amendment striking out the
section of the bill prohibiting mem
bers of Congress from taking cases
involving "interstate commerce."
The other sections prohibited
practice before the government ot
in matters in which the govern
ment has an interest.
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Rigid Regulation In
Use of N.R. A. Labels
Washington. Additional indus
tries are petitioning the National
Recovery Administration for ap
proval of decisions by code au
thorities for the use of NRA labels
on manufactured products, follow
ing vote of memberships. Methods
employed vary, but invariably the
distribution of labels is made ex
clusively by the self-governing
bodies or code authorities under
very rigid rules. As approved,
labels are supplied in the umbrella
manufacturing industry at three
tenths of 1 cent to be used on
cotton umbrellas, and 1-2 cent on
all others, in accordance with the
code terms as adopted by the in
dustry's planning and fair practice
industry. An example of the use
of labels to defray the expenses of
industrial self government as well
as to indicate code compliance is
afforded by approval of a recom
mendation of the code authority of
the millinery industry. No mem
ber shall use any other labels, and
certificates of continued compli
ance are required by the code au
thority in issuing them. The or
der specifies accounting methods
in making collections and disburse
ments of label funds; it fixes a
charge of $6.50 per thousand and
the Administrator may change the
price and further revise the regu
lations as may be necessary.
BOTTLING COMPANY
STAGES OPEN HOUSE
The Coca-Cola Bottling Company
have recently enlarged their plant
on South Church Street and in
stalled new and more modern ma
chinery and on Wednesday after
noon of this week they open their
doors to the public from one to five
o'clock.
Mr. M. I. Fleming, the manager,
and one of the principal owners
was assisted in receiving by Mrs.
Fleming and the many employees
of the plant. Fresh bottled drinks
were served to all callers. This
plant is modern and up to date in
every particular and housed in a
handsome structure. Guests were
shown through the entire plant
and were shown how the drinks
were made from the start until
the finished product was turned
out. It was estimated that around
five thousand called.
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BRITISH SURPLUS
IS $150,000,000
London.—The British Govern
ment completed its financial year
with a surplus of more than $150,-
000,000. The result was accom
plished by stringent economies
and a burden of heavy taxation.
The income tax operated at basic
rates of twenty-five per cent.
SI.OO PER YEAR
READY TO ENFORCE NRA.
PLAN CONSUMER COUNCILS*.
TO AID HOME BUILDING.
SILVER QUESTION ALIVE.
MAY REMONETIZE METAL.
PLANS LONGER VACATION.
WIRT HEARING SILLY.
NO U. S. COMMITMENT.
BUSINESS GAINS.
Encouraged by a fine of SI,OOO
recently imposed on a New Jersey
violator of a NRA code, General
Johnson has ordered all field agen
cies and authorities to take active
steps to bring violators of the
codes into Federal courts. For the
first time evidence of wilful viola
tions will be submitted direct to
district attorneys instead of to
NRA headquarters.
The Administration acknow- ,
ledges much criticism to the effect
that the government was not giv
ing "proper backing" to the NRA
by court proceedings. • There is,
it is said, little justification now
for argument that employers do
not understand their code obliga
tions. State directors will continue
to adjust complaints but will refer
flagrant cases, where there is no
effort made toward real compliance,
to district attorneys for prosecu
tion.
Something like two hundred
local Consumer Councils, consist- .
ing of seven voluntary members,
will be set up under the National
Emergency Council, in order to
scrutinize increases in prices be
yond that occasioned by increased
cost under the codes. The set-up
is something of an experiment and
will probably be expanded, if suc
cessful. Another function of tho
consumers division will be a sur
vey of prices, coupled with a study
of governmental statistics in order
to determine, as far as possible,
what constitutes a "fair profit."
The general idea is to protect
the consumers of the nation from
exploitation on the part of manu
facturers and retailers, operating
under codes, who mark up exhorbi
tant profits under the guise of ad
justments necessitated by code
regulations as to wages and hours
of labor.
The broad outlines of a plan to
permit entrance of the Federal
Government into the long-term
mortgage field to permit home
building and modernization, have
received approval of President
Roosevelt, according to Frank C.
Walker, Executive Director of the
National Emergency Council. A
system of long-term mortgage in- >
surance at low interest rates, with
amortization of loans over a lonfj
period and the effort to reach thi
field of second mortgages are the
objectives in mind.
The legislation contemplated
would apply to homes only and not
to business ventures or apartmert
houses. It is felt that the result
of this legislation will be greater
liquidity for certain savings banks
and mortgage companies and stim
ulate the construction and capital
goods trades where much unem
ployment is concentrated.
Before leaving "for his vacation.
President Roosevelt was advised
of the strong sentiment in the
Senate to adopt some plan to make
silver a monetary commodity. It
is believed that there is a majority
of the Senate ready to take such
action in the face of indications
that the Administration is not
favorable to such legislation. It
is known that Secretary of the
Treasury Morgenthau was advised
of the situation, if he desired,
such silver legislation as would be
least objectionable. His hostility
to any move to disturb the present
monetary policies of the Govern
ment is plain.
The plan proposed by the silver
producing and agricultural states,
provides for the nationalization of •
silver bullion by purchasing it,
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